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4 Mental Health’s Connecting with People mental health training programmes are designed to offer a whole organisational approach to improve the response shown to people in distress. Our programmes reflect th elatest evidence-based principles and best practice. Our training is extensively peer-reviewed by international experts in self-harm and suicide prevention, people with lived experience, practitioners and third sector (NGO) experts.

Suitable for the general public, including children over the age of 13, health and social care practitioners and professionals

Enhances delegates’ emotional literacy

Challenges stigma around emotional distress and tackles barriers to help-seeking

Uses ‘watercourse analogy’ to help delegates understand different levels of distress

Shares effective self-help strategies suitable for different levels of distress

Uses the ‘sunflower analogy’ to help delegates understand wellbeing and resilience

Shares practical ways to develop and maintain emotional wellbeing and promotes the importance of this

Equips delegates to have a greater emotional literacy and know how to enhance their resilience (not mental toughness)

Equips delegates with positive ways to cope with stress or emotional distress, to develop a personal plan to build their wellbeing and know where to access further support if they ever need help in the future

Equips the delegate with the knowledge of how to use StayingSafe.net to make their own Safety Plan

Overview of useful techniques to help people who self-harm including problem-solving techniques, The Bank of HopeTM, ABC formulation and more

Practice how to talk to someone in distress who may self-harm

Understand the importance of social support and the role of social support mapping in preparation for co-producing Safety Plans

Practice and know-how to co-produce an immediate and long-term Safety Plan

Direct-to-Participant (DtP)

Direct-to-Participant (DtP) training is delivered by Connecting with People Trainers directly to client staff.

Number of delegates per session: 30 max* (custom events for higher or lower numbers can be arranged)

Delivery Time: 2.5 – 3 hours per module

Available for all modules

Train-the-trainer (TTT)

‘In-house’ trainers are accredited via a Connecting with People Train-the-Trainer (TTT) programme. These TTT trainers can then onward deliver unlimited in-house DtP sessions to their colleagues as long as they remain accredited and are covered under a current Annual TTT License

Number of delegates to become trainers: 8 max* per cohort

Training Time: 2-5 days depending upon how many modules are selected (example: 2 modules would be 3 days)

Available for all modules

Annual TTT License:

All trainers accredited via the Connecting with People Train-the-Trainer (TTT) programme must covered under a current TTT License for which an annual fee is charged.

Webinar Direct-to-Participant training (wDtP)

A training programme designed for delivery to smaller groups:

Open to smaller groups of 10 to 20 delegates, all trainers/delegates remotely located

This delivery format will follow the same learning and experiential journey as a face-to-face deliver

Robust safety protocols in place to ensure delegate wellbeing throughout the training delivery

Delivery Time: Approx. 3 hours per module

Available for all modules

Webinar Training Conference (wTC)

A training programme designed for larger groups and are delivered in a lecture format:

For up to 70 delegates, all trainers/delegates remotely located

Lecture style presentation with set breaks and intervals in order to facilitate Q&A’s and to maintain the interactive experience of our training

Robust safety protocols in place to ensure delegate wellbeing throughout the training delivery

Delivery Time: Approx. 2.5 hours per module

Available for the following modules only: Emotional Resilience , Suicide Awareness , Suicide Response Part 1

Webinar Train-the-Trainer (wTTT)

Trainers are accredited via a Connecting with People Train-the-Trainer (wTTT) programme. These TTT trainers can then onward deliver unlimited in-house standard face-to-face DtP sessions to their colleagues as long as they remain accredited and are covered under a valid Annual TTT License.

Open to a maximum of 6 delegates

Delivery format will follow the same learning and experiential journey as a face-to-face TTT delivery

Robust safety protocols in place to ensure delegate wellbeing throughout the training delivery

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